This post could be my last entry for 2007.
I'd like to think that my buzzword for this year is/was: "change". No, make that "all-encompassing change". Always good. Even bad. Great expectations. Could be worse. Welcome disappointment. Crappy moments. Intimacy or lack thereof. 365 days of relentless learning. Fearless fun!
Work was a big stress factor for me. Yikes! I've probably heard all the swear words I can handle for a year! Meanies at the office! An unbelievable deadbeat Christmas bonus! The deadliest project deadlines beating at my door! The upside of work was being given the chance to pursue my other passion: writing for Bicolhomepage (thanks George!). I saw Minnie (our ed-in-chief) and Joseph (her husband and creator of bhp) again after 10 years. Bhp is a great glossy and a creative collaboration of the best Bicolano minds and hearts.
This year, I met some nice guys. They were quite interesting in all aspects. But only "he" really rocked my world! I still don't know if he likes me back or anything. (I hope he does, haha). Just thinking about him makes me smile. His mom likes me a lot though. Somewhere in the span of eight months since we've met, I've realized that liking someone can make a girl do things out of the ordinary. I did a lot of crazy, funny and weird KSP (kulang sa pansin) na pagpapa-cute. Topping that list was my recent 9-hour trip each (to and fro) just to be with him and his mom. All I got was 60 minutes of work-related chitchat (again!) and buko juice! The atm machines at the mall did not have enough cash for those lining up to withdraw so there wasn't really that much to spend. Sana ako na lang ang naglibre sa kanila. If only I wasn't too dyahe to his mom, I should have acted on my impulse to make beso-beso and hug him. They made an effort to meet me alright and I'm grateful for that. It was just like being on a high school date with his mom as our chaperon. How's that for a pre-Christmas treat? It wasn't such a happy vacation. Our schedules didn't jive. We never had the chance to really talk or spend more time together. Hopefully that will change because he told me during lunch today that his gift for me has been ready for some time and that he'll be coming for a visit soon. And when would that be? I dunno. But it's better than having nothing to look forward to.
Healthwise, I never suffered any major setbacks except for migraines and backaches.
My friends, limited for sure, but their presence and communication made up for the lack in numbers. To Ipoi, for being such my A-list wingman, never changing even after all these years, always ready with his advices (nothing can compare to hearing it from a male perspective), unlimited texts, forwarded messages and delightful presence. Thanks Big Angelo! To Faye, my pretty giggly kikay friend for the after-Saturday mass foodtrips and advices too. Thanks Your Honor! For George, a very dear high school amiga who led me to Bicolhomepage and rediscover Arce ice cream flavors. Thanks for the belly laughter and amazing stories we've shared! To ZJ, my all-around globetrotter YM soul sister, thanks for your friendship, advices and heartwarming chitchat from the other side of the planet.
To my family, for always putting up with my shortcomings and being proud of my small victories too. To whoever reads my blog. And to the Great Provider of All Things Wonderful, thank you po! (I'm beginning to look like a thank you speech, haha).
Until next year, peeps! Here's to a very challenging, love-filled, lucrative and happy 2008! Cheers to all of us!
I'd like to think that my buzzword for this year is/was: "change". No, make that "all-encompassing change". Always good. Even bad. Great expectations. Could be worse. Welcome disappointment. Crappy moments. Intimacy or lack thereof. 365 days of relentless learning. Fearless fun!
Work was a big stress factor for me. Yikes! I've probably heard all the swear words I can handle for a year! Meanies at the office! An unbelievable deadbeat Christmas bonus! The deadliest project deadlines beating at my door! The upside of work was being given the chance to pursue my other passion: writing for Bicolhomepage (thanks George!). I saw Minnie (our ed-in-chief) and Joseph (her husband and creator of bhp) again after 10 years. Bhp is a great glossy and a creative collaboration of the best Bicolano minds and hearts.
This year, I met some nice guys. They were quite interesting in all aspects. But only "he" really rocked my world! I still don't know if he likes me back or anything. (I hope he does, haha). Just thinking about him makes me smile. His mom likes me a lot though. Somewhere in the span of eight months since we've met, I've realized that liking someone can make a girl do things out of the ordinary. I did a lot of crazy, funny and weird KSP (kulang sa pansin) na pagpapa-cute. Topping that list was my recent 9-hour trip each (to and fro) just to be with him and his mom. All I got was 60 minutes of work-related chitchat (again!) and buko juice! The atm machines at the mall did not have enough cash for those lining up to withdraw so there wasn't really that much to spend. Sana ako na lang ang naglibre sa kanila. If only I wasn't too dyahe to his mom, I should have acted on my impulse to make beso-beso and hug him. They made an effort to meet me alright and I'm grateful for that. It was just like being on a high school date with his mom as our chaperon. How's that for a pre-Christmas treat? It wasn't such a happy vacation. Our schedules didn't jive. We never had the chance to really talk or spend more time together. Hopefully that will change because he told me during lunch today that his gift for me has been ready for some time and that he'll be coming for a visit soon. And when would that be? I dunno. But it's better than having nothing to look forward to.
Healthwise, I never suffered any major setbacks except for migraines and backaches.
My friends, limited for sure, but their presence and communication made up for the lack in numbers. To Ipoi, for being such my A-list wingman, never changing even after all these years, always ready with his advices (nothing can compare to hearing it from a male perspective), unlimited texts, forwarded messages and delightful presence. Thanks Big Angelo! To Faye, my pretty giggly kikay friend for the after-Saturday mass foodtrips and advices too. Thanks Your Honor! For George, a very dear high school amiga who led me to Bicolhomepage and rediscover Arce ice cream flavors. Thanks for the belly laughter and amazing stories we've shared! To ZJ, my all-around globetrotter YM soul sister, thanks for your friendship, advices and heartwarming chitchat from the other side of the planet.
To my family, for always putting up with my shortcomings and being proud of my small victories too. To whoever reads my blog. And to the Great Provider of All Things Wonderful, thank you po! (I'm beginning to look like a thank you speech, haha).
Until next year, peeps! Here's to a very challenging, love-filled, lucrative and happy 2008! Cheers to all of us!
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